Home Sweet Home

The doctors decided to discharge me and I am now back at home after close to 3 weeks in the hospital! It feels awesome to be back at home and sleeping on my bed (and having my bathroom privileges reinstated). It's a miracle that my contractions disappeared as suddenly as they started, but hey, I am not complaining! Still continuing with my bed rest although I am now allowed to walk around a bit (they are worried about my Thrombophilia giving me blood clots) to get my blood circulating.

Mark and I are beyond grateful that little bun had decided to stay put for a little while longer, and the doctors are equally happy that I have held on till now. I don't think anyone expected this... It was unspoken, but I know all of us thought that little bun would arrive as soon as I was taken off Salbutamol and after the cervival stitch was removed. Little bun is in a much better position now than 3 weeks ago when my contractions first started. He/she is definitely still preterm, but the lungs should have matured enough over the last 3 weeks.

Right now all there is left to do is to wait until little bun decides to make his/her grand entrance. I am hoping that it won't happen for another 2 weeks, but then should it happen anytime before that, I won't be complaining cos we have already been so lucky as it is to make it thus far.

I am certain 'someone' was definitely watching over little bun and I during the past 3 weeks and I am grateful beyond words. Thank you.

To everyone who had been emailing me and/or sending me SMSes with words of support and encouragement, I thank you from the bottom of my heart too. When things were looking bleak and so very scary, your words really mean so much. I have started talking to little bun every night ever since the hospital stay and I never fail to let him/her know how many people love and care about us. During one long and lonely night in hospital, I asked my guardian angel for a sign that he/she is indeed watching over us... I guess I should have known that I am surrounded by guardian angels in the form my friends. Thank you.